Cuff-holder



{No Model.)

G. R.- G. JONES.

CUFF HOLDER. No. 400.344. Patented Mar. 26; 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE R. G. JONES, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CUFF-HOLDER.

-iSPIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,344, dated March 26, 18891.

Application filed November 13, 1888 Serial No. 290,727, (No model.) I

To an whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. G. J ONES, a

I citizen of the United States, and a resident of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in cuff-holders; and it consists of the novel construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved cuff-holder which will permit the cuff to be easily and readily adjusted after it has been placed around the wrist, so that it can be raised or lowered, according to the wearers desire, without requiring the manipulation of a clasp or other fastening.

, To enable others to understand my invention, I will. now proceed to describe the same in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my improved cuff-holderconnected to a cuff and to the lining of a sleeve. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through the holder, and Fig. 4: is a detail view of the clasp and its friction-spring.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the clasp of my improved cuff-holder, and B the guide bar or rod, on which the clasp is fitted and held by frictional contact therewith so as to be capable of sliding longitudinally thereon.

The guide bar or rod is preferably made rectangular in cross-section, to prevent the clasp from turning thereon, and at one end of this guide-bar is secured a pin, 0, for attaching the bar to the sleeve of a coat. 1 preferably make this pin 0 of the form known as safetypins, which consists of a plate, 0, and a pin, 0, the plate being riveted at its'middle to one end of the guide-bar and the pin being pivoted to one end of the plate and having its free end confined within a keeper, 0 at the opposite end of the plate; but I do not confine myself to this particular means of fastening or securing the guide bar or rod to the sleeve, as it is obvious that other devices can be used for this purpose without departing from the spirit of my invention. In practice I prefer to attach this guide bar or rod to the longitudinal seam of the lining of a coat-sleeve a suitable distance above the lower open end thereof, and the bar or rod is made of a suitable length to permit the cuff to be adjusted a suitable distance within the coat-sleeve.

The clasp A has a rectangular hollow sleeve, D, which is open at both ends, and made rectangular in cross=section, and of such width that the guide-bar fits snugly between the sides thereof. A transverse slot, (1, is made in one of the walls of this sleeve, at the mid= dle thereof, and in this slot is fitted a rib or flange, e, on a friction-spring, E, that is fitted in the sleeve and bears againstthe sleeve and the guide-bar with sufficient force or tension to sustain the weight of the cuff and prevent the clasp A from sliding accidentally on the guide-bar. This spring is shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and is made of a single piece of springunetal, which is first bent upon itself to form the transverse rib e,.and the ends/thereof are then bent to form the lips f. The spring fits snugly in the sleeve, with its rib in the slot of the case to hold the spring from endwise displacement therein, and the lips f bear against the sleeve and the guide-bar to hold the clasp in the desired position on the guide-bar by frictional contact. The tension of the spring is sufficient to sustain the weight of the cuff and prevent the clasp and cuff from displacement under ordinary conditions while in use, and at the same time the cuff can be readily adjusted by sliding the sleeve and its attached spring longitudinally on the guide-bar, which can be readily accomplished by merely grasping the cufi or sleeve by hand. The clasp is attached to the cuff by means of a T-shaped stud, G, the shank of which is securely fixed, by soldering or otherwise, to the clasp on the opposite side thereof to the slot therein, and the head of which is inserted through the cuff.

To adjust my improved cuff-holder for use,

the guide bar or rod is first properly attached IOC to the coat-sleeve in the manner described, and the clasp is attached to the cuff by passing the head of the T-shaped stud through the holes in the cuif, and then turning said clasp so that the head of the stud and the clasp lie at right angles across the openingsthrough which said stud was inserted. The cuff is now adjusted in the sleeve and the lower end of the guide bar or rod is inserted the desired distance in the clasp, so that the friction-sprin g bears thereon to hold said clasp and the cuff attached thereto in the positions in which said parts have been adjusted. It will be noted that when the coat is removed the cuffs remain attached thereto, and are in condition for use a much longer time, and do not require to. be laundered as frequently as cuffs which are handled each time the coat is removed or put on.

It is obvious that the tension-spring can be readily removed from the sleeve by merely depressing the middle thereof to disengage the rib from the slot, and displacing the spring endwise in the sleeve, so that when the spring loses its tension through use a new one can be substituted therefor at slight expense, and that strong or weak springs can be used at pleasure.

Slight changes in the details of construction and form and proportion of parts can be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the plate 0 of the attaching-pin 0 provided at one end with an eye and the other end with a keeper, the pin proper being pivoted to the eye, and the keeper is notched at its middle, as at to receive the free end of the pin. The eye and keeper are formed by bending the plate upon itself, and said eye and keeper are arranged on one and the same side of the plate, so that when the pin is attached to the coatsleeve these parts will lie close to the coat-sleeve and will not be liable to accidentally catch the shirt-sleeve.

To secure a better frictional contact between the adjustable clasp and the guide bar or rod, I have provided the latter with longitudinal strips of fabric or textile material, preferably tape, represented at H. These strips of tape are firmly and permanently united by any suitable means to the lateral faces. of the guide-bar and extend from end to end thereof and the clasp and its friction-spring bearing against these fabric strips, which thereby secures a firmer frictional contact between the adjustable clasp and the guide-bar. I have found by practical experiments that these fabric strips will not become worn out by the clasp and its friction-spring sliding 011 the same; but, on the contrary, these fabric strips improve with use, because verdigris is deposited thereon from the brass clasp and spring, which thereby gives a hard smooth surface, somewhat of a metallic nature, to the fabric strips, thus in a measure lubricating the strips, which enables the clasp to slide freely thereon while at the same time the frictional contact between the clasp and the guide-bar necessary to sustain the cult is maintained.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cuff-holder consisting of a guide bar or rod having a clasp at one end for detach-- ably connecting the same to the wearers sleeve, a sliding sleeve fitted on said bar to move longitudinally thereon and having a stud for attaching a cud thereto, and a friction-spring arranged within and attached to the sliding sleeve to move therewith and normally bearing on said rod to hold the sliding sleeve at any desired longitudinal adjustment thereon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A cuff-holder consisting, essentially, of a guide bar or rod, an adjustable sleeve fitted thereon, a tension-spring detachably connected to the sleeve and arranged within the latter between one of the sides thereof and the bar to normally ride against said bar, and a headed stud permanently secured to the sleeve exteriorly thereto, substantially dc scribed.

3. A cuff=l1older consisting of a guide bar or rod a sleeve fitted thereon and having a transverse slot therein, and a spring arranged within the sleeve and having a raised rib at,

its middle, which rib fits in the slot to detaehably connect the spring to the sleeve and permit both ends of said spring to bear against the bar and sleeve, substantially as described.

4. A cuff-holder consisting, essentially, of a guide bar or rod having longitudinal strips of fabric permanently united thereto, and an adjustable clasp fitted on said bar and provided with a spring which bears against the fabric strip to hold said clasp 011 the bar by fric tional contact therewith, substantially as described. I

5. A cuff-holder consisting of a guide-bar, an attaching pin having a fiat plate permanently secured to one end thereof, said plate having a pin pivoted to one end and a notched keeper at its other end, and an adjustable clasp fitted on the guide-bar to slide longitudinally thereon and having a frictionspring which is fitted within the sleeve between one of the sides thereof and the bar to normally bear against said bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE R. G. JONES. \Vitnesses:

ISAAC W. BROOKS, JOHN W. BRooKs.

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